21 Jan 2019
The number of Australian billionaires has increased from 33 to 43 in the past year according to a new report from Oxfam, meanwhile wage growth for Australian workers remains at near-record lows of close to 2 percent, or around zero when adjusted for inflation.

20 Jan 2019
The peak body for working people has called for an inquiry into the role of Australian authorities in the jailing of Australian union member, footballer, and permanent resident Hakeem al-Araibi.
Mr al-Araibi was on his honeymoon in Thailand when he was detained by Thai authorities under an Interpol “red notice” issued by his birth country of Bahrain.

19 Jan 2019
Scott Morrison will lose his Industrial Relations Minister at the next election which shows his Government has no plan and no commitment to address the wages crisis our country is facing.
Working people face both a wage and insecure work crisis. As wages continue to flat line and the cost of living goes up working people are barely able to keep their heads above water.

13 Feb 2017
Union members are asking the Fair Work Commission and Governments to giveeople subjected to family violence a minimum of ten paid days away from work.
It is the responsibility of our whole community to end family violence, and to support people experiencing violence right now.

26 Oct 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (or TPP) is a dangerous trade deal with the potential to destroy thousands of Australian jobs.
The deal was negotiated by Malcolm Turnbull behind closed doors and allows corporations to sue our government just for making laws in the public interest. The TPP risks our jobs, our health and our democracy.

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Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is the overseas aid and development agency of the ACTU. Our work aims to build self-reliance through support to educational and training projects for workers and their organisations in the developing world.